Get him to the church on time! Tony nominee Alexander Gemignani assumes the role of Alfred P. Doolittle in Lincoln Center Theater's Tony-nominated revival of My Fair Lady on April 30. Gemignani succeeds Moulin Rouge!-bound Danny Burstein, who played his final performance in Bartlett Sher's production at the Vivian Beaumont Theater on April 28.
Gemignani earned a 2018 Tony nomination for his turn as Enoch Snow in Carousel. His other Broadway acting credits include Les Misérables, Assassins, Violet, The People in the Picture, Sunday in the Park with George, Sweeney Todd and Chicago.
Gemignani joins a cast led by Laura Benanti as Eliza Doolittle, Rosemary Harris as Mrs. Higgins, Allan Corduner as Colonel Pickering, Linda Mugleston as Mrs. Pearce, Clarke Thorell as Professor Zoltan Karpathy, Christian Dante White as Freddy Eynsford-Hill and Harry Hadden-Paton as Professor Henry Higgins. As previously announced, Hadden-Paton will play his final performance on July 6, with the announcement of a replacement to come.
Kerstin Anderson plays the role of Eliza Doolittle at all Tuesday evening performances. Michael Halling takes on the role of Henry Higgins on Wednesday evenings.
Featuring choreography by Christopher Gattelli and music direction by Ted Sperling, My Fair Lady began previews on March 15, 2018 and officially opened on April 19.